El otro día me engañaste al decirme que iban al teatro, así que hoy no me lo trago.You deceived me the other day when you told me you were going to the theater, so I'm not going to fall for that again.

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A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

un poco de agua te ayudará a tragar la pastillathe tablet will be easier to swallow with a little water;nunca he visto a nadie tragar tanta comidaI've never seen anyone put away so much food (familiar);le molesta la garganta al tragar salivaher throat bothers her when she swallows hard

tragó saliva antes de contestar

me insultó, pero tragué saliva por respeto a su padrehe insulted me, but I bit my tongue out of respect for his father

2(absorber)to soak up

esta tierra traga el agua rápidamentethis ground soaks the water up very quickly

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